ਰਿੱਛ

Punjabi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas
    Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)
    Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha)
    Punjabi ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa). Cognate to Hindi रीछ (rīch), Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch), Romani rish.

    Noun

    ਰਿੱਛ • (riccha) m (Shahmukhi spelling رچھ)

    1. bear
      Synonym: ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū)

    Declension

    Declension of ਰਿੱਛ
    singular plural
    direct ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)
    oblique ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) ਰਿੱਛਾਂ (ricchā̃)
    vocative ਰਿੱਛਾ (ricchā) ਰਿੱਛੋ (riccho)
    ablative ਰਿੱਛੋਂ (ricchõ) —
    locative ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche) ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃)
    instrumental ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche) ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃)

    Further reading

    • “ਰਿੱਛ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
    • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਿੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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